Nas: Barack Obama Is The 'Face Of America'

US rapper Nas has described Presidential hopeful Barack Obama as the “face of America”.

"There's no two ways to look at it, man. The man's got what it takes. He's serious,” the rapper told MTV.

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Obama is currently locked in a head-to-head battle with fellow Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Despite leading his opponent in the number of delegates won, Clinton’s experience is still seen as one of the biggest threats to Obama’s challenge to become the country's first Black President.

Nas said he believed that the US election was the best thing America could ask for following two terms of George W. Bush.

“As a kid, you always think, 'We'll never see a black president,' you know? 'There'll never be a black president.' And you always feel that way. Everybody's always grew up that way, black and white.

“So I think now, with Obama having a great chance of winning, I think [with] black and white, there's been something lifted off their shoulders.

“It's like, 'This can happen. This can be great.' And it's about time,” he said.

The next key stage in 2008 American Presidential campaign will be the Pennsylvania primary on April 22nd.

The outcome will see either Obama or Clinton take another step towards becoming the Democratic representative in the  Presidential election race in November.

The Republican Party has already chosen the experienced politician and former Vietnam veteran John McCain as their candidate.